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Independence and Chaos

1960–1961

From: Postcards from Congo

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The chapter follows the creation of the independent Republic of Congo and the ensuing political fall out between 1960 and 1961. 10 $1.00 Add
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Indians of Childhood

From: The Imaginary Indian

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In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … 50 $5.00 Add
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Indians of Childhood

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

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In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … 50 $2.50 Add
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James Favel, Winnipeg, Peguis First Nation

“You’re a stakeholder because you’ve got to walk these streets every day.”

From: How We Go Home

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James Favel, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of the Peguis First Nation. He describes his childhood in Winnipeg and his reaching out to his father as teenager, and reconnecting with his culture. He … 19 $1.90 Add
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Jean Chrétien’s Conversion

From: Gay Marriage

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examines the change in opinion of Prime Minister Jean Chretien ; 12 $1.20 Add
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La drôle de guerre

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein describes Arendt’s relationship with her soon-to-be husband, their friendship with the cultural theorist Walter Benjamin, and their collective realization that … 7 $0.70 Add
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Land & Sea & Sky

Part Seven

From: Earthkeeping

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Part Seven contains the sections: Two Rural Dreams, Bonavista Traverse, Sailing Bloody Reach, Sable Island: Ultimate Shunpiking, Sky Stone, and Plastic Ocean Blues. Topics discussed include … 34 $3.40 Add
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Leaks, Anomalies, and Questions

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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Inconsistencies and contradictory evidence frustrate historians and readers alike, but the questions most difficult to answer may prove the most important in the long run. The anomalies and … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant John Cartwright in Notre Dame Bay in the late 1700s 7 $0.70 Add
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Life is Short, We Must Hurry

From: Lost Feast

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In this chapter Newman explores the history of place preservation and seed storing, fruit hunting and the creation of the “ark of taste.” 23 $2.30 Add
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Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands Industry

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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Chapter 7 is an interview with Harsha Walia by John Kahn Russell. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Minister of Fishermen

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

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1974-1982. LeBlanc is appointed a junior Cabinet minister resposible for fisheries in the department of the environment in 1974, in 1976 a shift in the Cabinet makes him the minister of the … 38 $3.80 Add
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Missionary Work

The Fight for Jewish Souls

From: The Ward

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Moses Hart: Morality and Religion

From: The First Jews in North America

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On the story of Moses Hart and his religious beliefs, politics, and controversial behaviour. 21 $2.10 Add
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Movie Club, 1947–48 44

From: A Halifax Boyhood

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Looks at the Saturday Morning Movie Club which meant freedom for children from the surly bonds of adult control and supervision 1947-48 ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Mussolini the Humanitarian

Was the Duce a "benign" dictator?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, … 35 $3.50 Add